Paradip Port surpasses Visakhapatnam in cargo handling

In cargo handling, Odisha’s Paradip Port has gained a lead over Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), Which had a record of handling the largest volume of cargo in the East Coast. Paradip Port has handled an additional five million tonne of cargo in this current year.

Excluding handling of container and raw fertilisers, (comprising various types such as project cargo), VPT has witnessed a decline in handling cargo including iron ore, thermal and cooking coal, finished fertilisers, and other cargo.

Though VPT had dropped to the third largest cargo handling major port in the country at the end of the 2012-13 financial year, it had retained the top spot among major ports on the East Coast.